I can’t imagine a laid of AD calling to tell their director reports their fate.
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Someone posted that Sr Directors find out tomorrow but ADs will find out on Thursday
@af then they’ll reach my voicemail as I only take calls from contacts.
@A7, when L&D had their massive layoff recently, ADs were not notified until the morning of the day they had to tell their employees. So literally on. Thursday morning they were notified that there is a rif and oh btw, you are on the list or not and oh, by the way again, here are the people you need to fire RIGHT NOW
WTH
@a6 band 6 that are impacted will not be asked to make the calls to their impacted team.
To the person who commented a bit earlier, are we sure our directors didn’t have any say in this? My SD doesn’t know her extensive team well enough to make intelligent decisions about that.
Those laid off will likely be called by someone they don’t even know. Someone they may have seen on an org chart, but have never spoken with before. That’s the way it goes.
If they ADs are being told Monday then who’s making the calls the team members on Thursday?
@a7 I would think they would be already notified ASAP unless there is some beef between the AD and SD.
In the schedule that was posted, there was not an indication of what day Directors and Associate Directors would be told - only that it will happen this upcoming week. So, it could be Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday. My hope is that if you have a good to great relationship with your boss, they will tell you as soon as they find out and not wait until Thursday morning. One thing to keep in mind: Your Director and AD had no involvement in this decision. You may not feel very empathetic towards them, but you should be. When I think about my Director and AD, I know this is something that will be very difficult for them if they have to do it. If you get notified that your job is going to end, ask your Director and/or Associate Director to do you a favor: Provide a simple testimonial on your LinkedIn page and a nice recommendation for a prospective employer. For the LinkedIn testimonial, write out a few paragraphs of what you would like them to say and send them the invite. They can then just copy and paste it, click submit, and then you've got a recommendation on your profile. Don't ask people to help you find a job, because that's a high level of effort and almost no one will have time to do that. Of course, you can ask. But I suggest you make the ask a simple one, because it is more likely to get done. And keep in mind - a recommendation and a positive recommendation for a prospective employer during the interview process is going to worth A LOT more than asking someone to help you find work.
@a1 if I’m an AD I’m told on Monday that I’m out there’s no way I’m making those calls on Thursday. (Why are they waiting ’till Thursday any?)
Someone posted all the details a couple times over the past few days. Recommend looking at historical posts for the details
@a3 associate Director.
What is "AD"?
@a1 are you serious about Monday or are you just speculating? I’m in an AD and I just want enough time to go into the office to get my personal belongings. That’s the only thing I care about at this point.
Monday